"Postcolonial literature is the literature by people from formerly colonized countries, originating from all continents except Antarctica."
An examination of the role of literature in challenging colonial power relations and promoting gender and sexual justice in postcolonial societies.
Colonialism and Imperialism: The historical and political context that led to the colonization of various regions across the world.
Nationalism and Decolonization: The process of decolonization, the emergence of nationalism, and its impact on various regions of the world.
Postcolonialism and its Theoretical Framework: The theoretical framework of postcolonialism and its different approaches, such as cultural materialism, poststructuralism, and psychoanalysis.
Race and Ethnicity: The role of race and ethnicity in the history of colonialism and its impact on the literature produced by postcolonial writers.
Gender and Sexuality: The intersection of gender and sexuality with colonialism and its impact on the literature produced by postcolonial writers.
Language and Identity: The role of language in the creation of individual and collective identities and its connection to the colonial and postcolonial experience.
Diasporic Studies and the Literature of Migration: The literature produced by migrant writers and the impact of migration on identity and culture.
Memory, Trauma, and the Postcolonial Condition: The impact of colonialism and postcolonialism on personal and collective memory, trauma, and the way in which they are represented in postcolonial literature.
Politics, Economics, and Postcolonial Literature: The relationship between politics, economics, and postcolonial literature and the way in which these are represented in postcolonial writing.
Environmental Studies and Postcolonial Literature: The relationship between environmentalism and postcolonialism and how environmental issues are represented in postcolonial literature.
Postcolonial Feminism: This subfield examines the intersection of gender and colonialism, analyzing how gendered power dynamics shaped colonizing processes and how postcolonial societies continue to be affected by gendered inequalities.
Queer Postcolonial Studies: This subfield explores the intersection of sexuality and colonialism, analyzing how colonialism, nationalism, and globalization affected queer identities and experiences in postcolonial societies.
Postcolonial Masculinity Studies: This subfield examines how constructions of masculinity have been influenced by colonialism, and how these constructions have shaped national and transnational masculinities in postcolonial societies.
Postcolonial Disability Studies: This subfield examines the intersection of disability and colonialism, analyzing how ableism, racism, and colonialism intersect to create unique experiences for disabled people in postcolonial societies.
Postcolonial Environmental Studies: This subfield explores the connections between colonialism, environmental degradation, and ecological sustainability, analyzing the ways in which colonialism has impacted natural resources and environmental policy in postcolonial societies.
Postcolonial Spiritual Studies: This subfield explores the spiritual dimensions of postcolonial experience, examining how religion, spirituality, and indigenous knowledge have been affected by colonialism and how they continue to shape postcolonial identities and social movements.
"Postcolonial literature often addresses the problems and consequences of the decolonization of a country, especially questions relating to the political and cultural independence of formerly subjugated people, and themes such as racialism and colonialism."
"Postcolonial literature is the literature by people from formerly colonized countries, originating from all continents except Antarctica."
"Migrant literature and postcolonial literature show some considerable overlap. However, not all migration takes place in a colonial setting, and not all postcolonial literature deals with migration."
"It addresses the role of literature in perpetuating and challenging what postcolonial critic Edward Said refers to as cultural imperialism."
"A question of current debate is the extent to which postcolonial theory also speaks to migration literature in non-colonial settings."
"A question of current debate is the extent to which postcolonial theory also speaks to migration literature in non-colonial settings."
"A range of literary theory has evolved around the subject."
"Postcolonial literature often addresses the problems and consequences of the decolonization of a country, especially questions relating to the political and cultural independence of formerly subjugated people."
"Postcolonial literature is the literature by people from formerly colonized countries, originating from all continents except Antarctica."
"It addresses the role of literature in perpetuating and challenging what postcolonial critic Edward Said refers to as cultural imperialism."
"However, not all migration takes place in a colonial setting."
"Not all postcolonial literature deals with migration."
"Themes such as racialism and colonialism."
"Postcolonial literature often addresses the problems and consequences of the decolonization of a country."
"People from formerly colonized countries."
"Postcolonial literature originates from all continents except Antarctica."
"Postcolonial literature addresses the problems and consequences of the decolonization of a country."
"A question of current debate is the extent to which postcolonial theory also speaks to migration literature in non-colonial settings."
"Themes such as racialism and colonialism."